The Baton Rouge Fall ID was held on Sunday October 15, 2023 at Catholic (BR) High School.  This was an open event that consisted of high school prospects in the 2024-2027 classes and serves as an identifier for our Future Games and Jr. Future Games teams this coming summer, as well as any of our future invite-only events, such as the Top Prospect Games and the State Games.  All players in attendance went through an extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast, the 60 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more.  Pitchers were able to throw bullpens and received their metrics off of Trackman, which include data points such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more.  

We close out our fall schedule with a dive into the scouting reports from the event by taking a look at the outfielders who were in attendance.

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SCOUTING REPORTS (OUTFIELDERS)
 

TOP 3 (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

+ Jordan Ard, Walker High School (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: 3B/OF 
Body: 5-11, 170-pounds. Athletic with a strong lower-half.
Hit: RHH. Upright and slightly open stance with bat head laid rearward, uses a leg kick load and stride. Quick hands with present bat speed take a flat path to contact with level extension and a one-handed finish, looks to hit the ball out front, worked mostly line drive/hard ground ball up the middle and to the pull-side. 61.2 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 82.6 mph. 255' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-85 mph. Long, whippy arm action with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Good reads off the bat, understands how to approach the ball aggressively but under control, receives out front off his left foot with one hand before moving into crow hop, good arm from the OF.
ATH: 7.35 runner in the 60. 1.81 and 4.11 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Michael Brothers, Jesuit High School (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF 
Body: 5-10, 160-pounds. Athletic and wiry.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an athletic and balanced stance, hands at shoulder height, and uses a knee to knee leg kick load. Barrel gets on plane with early and works flat through the zone to contact with slightly uphill extension and a two-handed finish, worked mostly on a line to the pull-side during BP. 65.9 mph bat speed with 26 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 88.8 mph. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-76 mph. Long arm path with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Attacked each ball head on before fielding out front with one hand cleanly off his left foot, athletic actions and good enough speed to play CF.
ATH: 6.68 runner in the 60. 1.73 and 3.84 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Taylor Cotaya, Live Oak (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/RHP 
Body: 6-2, 140-pounds. Tall, lean, and projectable.
Hit: LHH. Tall, narrow, and slightly open stance with hands held at shoulder height, uses a simple load and stride. Back knee works in a linear direction, drives back knee through front knee, hits off front foot some, flat path to contact with level extension and a one-handed finish, natural loft in his swing, gap to gap approach. 59.4 mph bat speed with 18 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 85.6 mph. 317' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-87 mph. Long, loose arm swing with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Fielded everything clean with both one and two hands off the middle to left side of his body, average actions with athletic footwork, strong arm from the OF.
ATH: 7.08 runner in the 60. 1.78 and 3.94 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.  

BEST OF THE REST (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

+ Layton Ballard, Albany (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/RHP 
Body: 6-1, 179-pounds. Tall with present physicality.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an upright and open stance before using a simple load and stride to get to center. Steeper path down to contact before working uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, finishes with head and chest out over the plate and hits off front foot some, worked mostly to the pull-side gap. 66.5 mph bat speed with 13 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 81.2 mph. 345' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-85 mph. Longer arm path with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: Average actions and footwork, looked more comfortable receiving off the middle of his body with two hands before moving into his crow hop, corner OF profile.
ATH: 7.16 runner in the 60. 1.73 and 3.97 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Jordan Isbell, Lakeside (LA), 2024
Positional Profile: LHP/OF 
Body: 5-10, 160-pounds. Lean and athletic.
Hit: RHH. Starts in a slightly wider base with front foot turned inward, uses a big toe-tap load and stride. Short and flat path to contact and finishes with level extension and a two-handed finish, front shoulder works off the ball some, mostly line drive/hard ground ball to the pull-side. 63.4 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 83.1 mph. 252' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-84 mph. Compact arm stroke with a 3/4 release.
Defense: Approached the ball aggressively and fielded out front off the middle to left side of his body with both one and two hands, average actions and footwork.
ATH: 7.60 runner in the 60. 1.87 and 4.23 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Aiden Karr, John Curtis Christian (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/RHP 
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and athletic stance with a modified leg kick load and stride. Uphill path to contact and finishes uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, gains some ground forward during the swing, ball got in on him a couple times, when he caught it out front it was hit well to the pull-side. 56.4 mph bat speed with 7 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 84 max exit velocity, averaged 72.1 mph. 308' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-84 mph. Long arm swing with a near OTT release.
Defense: Athletic mover in the OF, got around every ball and fielded off his left foot out front with one hand before moving into his crow hop.
ATH: 7.23 runner in the 60. 1.82 and 4.01 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Orelius Mellion, Brusly (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: OF/C 
Body: 5-10, 155-pounds. Athletic.
Hit: RHH. Starts in an extremely narrow stance with feet close together and hands held out front his body, before striding out to get to center. Keeps weight in his back hip during forward move, and gets behind the ball with an on-plane path to contact with slightly uphill extension, worked mostly to the pull-side. 60.1 mph bat speed with 24 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 80.5 mph. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. C-71 mph. OF-75 mph. Short arm action with a high 3/4 release.
Defense: 2.06-2.16 pop times. OF: good reads and routes, fielded everything clean and out front off his left foot with one hand, accurate throws. C: Flexible and athletic behind the plate, quick transfer with quick and athletic footwork on throw downs, received the ball really well during bullpens and showed he was a capable blocker as well
ATH: 7.16 runner in the 60. 1.82 and 4.03 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Alex Scheuermann, St. Martin's Episcopal (LA), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/1B 
Body: 5-9, 150-pounds. Athletic and proportionate build.
Hit: LHH. Balanced and athletic set-up, brings hands to just above shoulder height during a simple load and stride. Drives top hand down to contact with a direct path and level extension, stayed mostly line drive/hard ground ball through the middle of the field, can hit the ball the other way. 58 mph bat speed with 10 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 76.9 mph. 283' max distance.
Arm: LH. INF-72 mph. OF-80 mph. Long, loose arm action with a 3/4 release.
Defense: OF: Good reads off the bat, smooth mover, gathered feet behind the ball before receiving out front with one hand off his right foot. IF: Athletic mover around the 1B bag, soft hands, quick release
ATH: 7.18 runner in the 60. 1.82 and 4.06 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

+ Chase Thibodeaux, Denham Springs (LA), 2025
Positional Profile: OF/RHP 
Body: 5-11, 200-pounds. Physical.
Hit: RHH. Slightly open and balanced stance and uses a leg kick load and stride. Gets on-plane early and stays on-plane to contact with some length before working slightly uphill through extension with a two-handed finish, gap to gap approach with some present power to the pull-side. 64 mph bat speed with 17 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 83.9 mph. 327' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-84 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 release.
Defense: Stays patient and gathers feet behind the ball before receiving out front off his left foot with one-hand before moving through crow hop with athletic footwork.
ATH: 7.54 runner in the 60. 1.90 and 4.25 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 

 
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